Lilly Family (Monocotyledonae/Liliopsida) Flashcards
What is the scientific name of the grass family?
Poaceae
What are a grasses flower and base like?
leaf base around stem; tiny flowers, sepals, and petals or none at all
How are grasses pollinated?
by wind
Is grass mono or dio?
mono
What are grasses enclosed in?
bracts
How many pistils do grasses have?
2, but 1 is nonfunctional
Each pistil in a grass has how many carpels?
1 carpel
What is the fruit of a grass?
grain
What type of plant is wheat?
C3 (N. plains)
What type of stigma do grasses have?
feathery stigma
What is sugar cane harvested for?
sucrose/table sugar for molasses and rum
What grass has replaced many areas of the rainforest?
sugar cane
What type of plant is rice?
C3
What is the scientific name for rice?
Oryza sativa
What is brown rice?
dried rice grains removed from husk
What is white rice?
brown rice that has been milled (endosperm)
What is the scientific name for corn?
Zea mays
Who authored corn?
Linnaeus
What is the white part of popcorn?
endosperm tissue
What gender are corn plants?
they have both gendered inflorescence
What are the male corn parts called?
tassels (at the tip of the shoot)
What are the female corn parts called?
lateral (sides, covered by bracts)
What is silk?
long styles of pistils
What is a corn cob?
multiple fruits of grains
Most lilies are from what climate?
tropics
What is colchicine?
it inhibits microtubule formation, chromosome movement, and cell division
What is an example of a Liliaceae?
onions/allium or trillium
What are the parts of trillium?
whorls of three and privative flowers
